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John Joseph (Jack) McQuillan
Born 12/1/1925 - passed away 6/4/2010.
It is my sad duty to report that our dear friend Jack
McQuillan passed away at the Tumby Bay Hospital
on the afternoon of Tuesday 6 April.
Jack involved himself with a number of community
organisations including the Cellar Folk Club at which
he was a performer, past committee member and a
member of the club from almost day one. Jack was
always among the first to volunteer for jobs that
needed doing. Last years Stinky Creek he worked
all day on the preceding Friday then did several
hours in the car park on the day, and of course
helped with the clean up.
Jack started out life in the city. Growing up in the
suburb of Cowandilla he attended the Brotherhood
of St John the Baptist College in Thebarton where
he impressed with his technical abilities to the extent
that he actually gave woodwork lessons for the
younger students. Jack had intended to join the
brotherhood after his schooling but the war years
loomed and saw many changes including the demise
of that fine institution.
Following that time Jack enlisted in the army in 1943
and served in the tank corp. It was during these
years he developed a life long love of motorcycles.
Following the war he worked numerous jobs as a
cabinet maker and in a factory making asbestos
meter boxes, and several other types of employment
followed. In 1951 Jack gained employment with TNT
the well known transport company and it was there
he stayed driving the northern areas of rural
Adelaide and the extended Barossa region until his
retirement in around 1975.
Jack had spotted Tumby Bay on one of his many
motorcycle rides over the years and in his heart had
set a claim on the area. He moved there in the early
1980’s and involved himself in several of the
historical societies including the the Koppio Smithy
Museum to which he donated his old truck which can
be seen there today and has sometimes appeared
in the Tunarama parade. But he really loved his
boats and owned a yacht and a tinny at Tumby as
well as having 2-3 project boats in his back yard at
most times. He served the Axel Stenross maritime
museum in Pt Lincoln donating many hours of
volunteer work and generally helping in any capacity
in which he was needed.
Since his early schooling with the Brotherhood of St
John the Baptist he lived his life in the Catholic faith.
On Cellar Club nights he would first dine with his
brother Peter in Port Lincoln, attend mass at St Mary
of the Angels and then spend the night with his
friends at the Cellar Club. Jacks recitals and button
accordion playing and his presence at our club will
be sadly missed but cherished for years to come.
John Joseph McQuillan’s funeral was conducted at
the Catholic Church in Tumby Bay at 1:00 PM on
Tuesday the 13th of April 2010.
Born 12/1/1925 - passed away 6/4/2010.
It is my sad duty to report that our dear friend Jack
McQuillan passed away at the Tumby Bay Hospital
on the afternoon of Tuesday 6 April.
Jack involved himself with a number of community
organisations including the Cellar Folk Club at which
he was a performer, past committee member and a
member of the club from almost day one. Jack was
always among the first to volunteer for jobs that
needed doing. Last years Stinky Creek he worked
all day on the preceding Friday then did several
hours in the car park on the day, and of course
helped with the clean up.
Jack started out life in the city. Growing up in the
suburb of Cowandilla he attended the Brotherhood
of St John the Baptist College in Thebarton where
he impressed with his technical abilities to the extent
that he actually gave woodwork lessons for the
younger students. Jack had intended to join the
brotherhood after his schooling but the war years
loomed and saw many changes including the demise
of that fine institution.
Following that time Jack enlisted in the army in 1943
and served in the tank corp. It was during these
years he developed a life long love of motorcycles.
Following the war he worked numerous jobs as a
cabinet maker and in a factory making asbestos
meter boxes, and several other types of employment
followed. In 1951 Jack gained employment with TNT
the well known transport company and it was there
he stayed driving the northern areas of rural
Adelaide and the extended Barossa region until his
retirement in around 1975.
Jack had spotted Tumby Bay on one of his many
motorcycle rides over the years and in his heart had
set a claim on the area. He moved there in the early
1980’s and involved himself in several of the
historical societies including the the Koppio Smithy
Museum to which he donated his old truck which can
be seen there today and has sometimes appeared
in the Tunarama parade. But he really loved his
boats and owned a yacht and a tinny at Tumby as
well as having 2-3 project boats in his back yard at
most times. He served the Axel Stenross maritime
museum in Pt Lincoln donating many hours of
volunteer work and generally helping in any capacity
in which he was needed.
Since his early schooling with the Brotherhood of St
John the Baptist he lived his life in the Catholic faith.
On Cellar Club nights he would first dine with his
brother Peter in Port Lincoln, attend mass at St Mary
of the Angels and then spend the night with his
friends at the Cellar Club. Jacks recitals and button
accordion playing and his presence at our club will
be sadly missed but cherished for years to come.
John Joseph McQuillan’s funeral was conducted at
the Catholic Church in Tumby Bay at 1:00 PM on
Tuesday the 13th of April 2010.
John Joseph (Jack) McQuillan
